Population
1'163↑1.2%
About Goms
Municipality · Valais
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Population
1'163
Tax multiplier
110%
Goms in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 32'300↑4.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 36'756↑4.6%
62%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.16%↓11.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Other49%
- Agriculture25%
- Forest24%
- Settlement1%
Foreign residents
13.2%↓3.1%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
2'361↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
520↓1.0%
23%
Housing market in Goms
The rental vacancy rate is 2.16%, 81% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 6% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 47'850, 23% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Goms has 1'163 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).